"Ellestad" wrote in message ...
Has anyone considered using a consumer "air purifier" to eliminate dust in a
small shop?

I have a small shop (no remedy) and vasomotor rhinitis (no cure). My sinuses
and nasal passages are hypersensitive to various stimuli including the
ultra-fine dust created in a woodworking shop. Oil-burning exhaust, perfume,
cleaning solution oderants, cookies baking - all sorts of things that most
people aren't affected by (I know, some of them smell good) are like
snorting battery acid to me.


I get allergy-induced asthma from some species of wood dust, so I need
to keep dust under control too. As JG pointed out, you need to keep
it from becoming airborn. I don't have a ton of room either, but I
find that my Ridgid portable filter does a great job of catching dust
at the worksite. I use a shop vac to collect the main particles from
the TS, sanders, etc. But I also put the Ridgid portable right next
to the work, to catch the fines. This may be hand-sanding rosewood at
my bench, or catching stray stuff at the drum sander. The filter can
be cleaned (outside, while wearing a respirator), and the whole thing
cost $149, 3 years ago at HD.

Good luck,

Scott